Martha Surname
Approximately 67,961 people bear this surname
Martha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 23,342 | 1:4,179 | 688 |
| India | 15,529 | 1:49,396 | 3,393 |
| South Sudan | 6,870 | 1:1,662 | 331 |
| Indonesia | 5,250 | 1:25,190 | 2,996 |
| Curaçao | 3,395 | 1:46 | 7 |
| DR Congo | 3,024 | 1:24,431 | 3,074 |
| United States | 1,650 | 1:219,672 | 21,333 |
| Nigeria | 1,474 | 1:120,178 | 7,930 |
| Cameroon | 1,411 | 1:14,719 | 1,997 |
| Mexico | 1,060 | 1:117,100 | 4,062 |
| Kenya | 616 | 1:74,967 | 7,008 |
| Chad | 578 | 1:23,516 | 2,818 |
| Pakistan | 558 | 1:320,150 | 6,547 |
| Brazil | 469 | 1:456,448 | 17,309 |
| Colombia | 381 | 1:125,391 | 4,025 |
| Netherlands | 311 | 1:54,300 | 9,327 |
| Papua New Guinea | 280 | 1:29,120 | 3,321 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Dominican Republic | 185 | 1:56,394 | 2,803 |
| Botswana | 132 | 1:16,568 | 3,236 |
| Liberia | 123 | 1:35,842 | 3,316 |
| Zambia | 102 | 1:155,391 | 11,047 |
| South Africa | 84 | 1:644,973 | 47,754 |
| France | 75 | 1:885,636 | 103,228 |
| Austria | 67 | 1:127,096 | 17,572 |
| Germany | 50 | 1:1,610,109 | 95,088 |
| Solomon Islands | 50 | 1:11,601 | 2,083 |
| Canada | 42 | 1:877,276 | 67,671 |
| Uganda | 42 | 1:929,507 | 41,540 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| Greece | 39 | 1:284,097 | 42,188 |
| New Zealand | 30 | 1:150,944 | 17,319 |
| Australia | 28 | 1:964,132 | 57,058 |
| Malaysia | 28 | 1:1,053,365 | 46,873 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Ecuador | 27 | 1:589,105 | 11,569 |
| Argentina | 22 | 1:1,942,882 | 97,983 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Aruba | 18 | 1:5,749 | 789 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Rwanda | 16 | 1:710,311 | 2,071 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Slovakia | 9 | 1:592,939 | 64,129 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Palestine | 7 | 1:649,836 | 13,939 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 1:2,114,629 | 5,401 |
| Honduras | 3 | 1:2,938,814 | 7,190 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 1:2,007,030 | 6,490 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 84 | 1:597,841 | 40,179 |
The alternate forms: Mártha (475) & Marthá (3) are calculated separately.
Martha (4,232,701) may also be a first name.
Martha Demographics
Martha Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Martha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Martha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Martha (Arabic: مارثا, Bengali: মার্থা, Hindi: मारथा, Marathi: माथ, Oriya: ମାଥର୍ା, Tibetan: མར་ཐཱ་) occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Mártha or Marthá. Click here for further potential spellings of Martha.
How Common Is The Last Name Martha? popularity and diffusion
The last name Martha is the 8,379th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 107,231 people. The surname Martha is predominantly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Martha are found; 45 percent are found in East Africa and 34 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 84th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 4,232,701 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 23,342 people, or 1 in 4,179. Aside from Ethiopia this last name occurs in 107 countries. It is also found in India, where 23 percent reside and South Sudan, where 10 percent reside.
Martha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Martha has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Martha surname rose 1,964 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 390 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Martha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Martha surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Martha last name are 16.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.43% being registered with the political party.
The amount Martha earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 85.14% less than the national average, earning R 35,316 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.95% more than the national average, earning $26,778,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.62% less than the national average, earning $39,861 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.14% less than the national average, earning $39,178 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Martha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Martha in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଥର୍ା | mathara | 94.74 |
| ମାଥ | matha | 3.06 |
| ମଥର୍ା | mathara | 0.36 |
| ମାଥର୍ | mathar | 0.15 |
| ମାରଥା | maratha | 0.14 |
| ଇମାଥର୍ା | imathara | 0.09 |
| ମର୍ାଥା | maratha | 0.05 |
| କୁମାର | kumara | 0.04 |
| ମାଥର୍ା଼ | mathara | 0.01 |
| ମଥ | matha | 0.01 |
| ଚରଣ | carana | 0.01 |
| ମାଥର୍ୀ | mathari | 0.01 |
| ପାଥ | patha | 0.01 |
| ସାରସ | sarasa | 0.01 |
| ମହାପାତ | mahapata | 0.01 |
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 0.01 |
| ର୍ପଭା | rpabha | 0.01 |
| େବଥର୍ା | ebathara | 0.01 |
| ଉଷାରାଣି | usarani | 0.01 |
| ବିୁମାଥ | biumatha | 0.01 |
| ମାଥଦ୍ | mathad | 0.01 |
| ମାରିୟାମ | mariyama | 0.01 |
| Martha in the Marathi language | ||
| माथ | matha | 78.34 |
| मारथा | maratha | 14.02 |
| मारता | marata | 1.16 |
| मथ | matha | 0.97 |
| माथर् | mathar | 0.77 |
| माथी | mathi | 0.29 |
| मरथा | maratha | 0.19 |
| मरथ | maratha | 0.19 |
| मथी | mathi | 0.19 |
| माथा | matha | 0.19 |
| मारया | maraya | 0.1 |
| मारत | marata | 0.1 |
| माथाथी | mathathi | 0.1 |
| मारथॉ | maratho | 0.1 |
| मठ | matha | 0.1 |
| मारठ | maratha | 0.1 |
| िमरता | imarata | 0.1 |
| मारटा | marata | 0.1 |
| मारूती | maruti | 0.1 |
| मारला | marala | 0.1 |
| मथप | mathapa | 0.1 |
| मरया | maraya | 0.1 |
| Martha in the Bengali language | ||
| মার্থা | martha | 68.18 |
| মাথরা | mathara | 9.09 |
| মারতা | marata | 4.55 |
| মারঠা | maratha | 4.55 |
| মার্থ | martha | 4.55 |
| মর্থ | martha | 4.55 |
| মারথা | maratha | 4.55 |
| Martha in the Hindi language | ||
| मारथा | maratha | 57.21 |
| मार्था | martha | 27.44 |
| मरथा | maratha | 13.95 |
| मर्था | martha | 0.93 |
| माराठा | maratha | 0.47 |
| Martha in the Tibetan language | ||
| མར་ཐཱ་ | marta | 40 |
| མར་ཐ་ | marta | 40 |
| མཱར་ཐ་ | marta | 20 |
| Martha in the Arabic language | ||
| مارثا | martha | - |
| مرثا | mrtha | - |
| مرتا | mrta | - |
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